Coca-Cola sponsored PlayStation All-Stars Island lands on mobile

Sony and Coca-Cola have released PlayStation All-Stars Island on Android and iOS devices.

The All-Stars Island houses a collection of Coca-Cola branded mini-games featuring PlayStation characters. The games feature LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy, Uncharted's Nathan Drake, inFamous' Cole MacGrath, and Kat from Gravity Rush. Each of the games is a spin on the endless running genre.

"Players are tasked with collecting Coke Zero orbs," reads an official FAQ for the game spotted by NeoGAF, "that are used to unlock special Coke Zero ‘MAKE IT POSSIBLE’ moves. There is one experience bar per mini game, per character and the player must fill all of the board to have all of the special moves."

"Players will be able to earn special Coke Zero moves within the game that ‘make the impossible possible’ e.g. Drake and Cole enter the LBP world," continues the FAQ. Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank will also make an appearance, and the game will allow those with eligible bottles of Coca-Cola Zero to scan promotional QR codes.

Sony, don't to this to All-Stars. the first game flopped because you didn't have the guts to really invest in it. Please, put it down until yor ready to make All-Stars a worthwhile franchise. Maybe you could do a PS All-Stars Road Rage game or something as a racing game, and revisit the fighting genre when your ready to make something that isn't pitiful with content. The arcade mode and fighting was alright, but it's all you had to offer and for a 1st party game, we were expecting something a little more impressive. Don't pump out something like this unless you're willing to compete.

That said, I don't want the franchise to die, I enjoy the Playstation and most of it's games. Just don't half-ass it so much next time. (half ass being an overstatement, it was more like 1/5-ass).

PS-ASBR flops and then we get this crap? Wait a minute. WAIT A MINUTE!! I thought Sony didn't do ADS with their games and characters? That's what all the COWS told me anyways. I guess they were wrong once again.

@kiteinthesky What book of morality do you follow that comes to this conclusion? You know, the Domino's Noid and the 7-Up Spot both had their own games, that were also quite decent. However, marketing creates sales, and as with every product, you're going to see it combined. If Coke pays Sony to create a little marketing gimmick, then I see nothing wrong with it. However, I've been in broadcasting, television, and radio, and pretty much all medias rely on advertising to survive. That is just as it is.

@blackace@Trance_Circa Say what you want. I personally liked it, even though the game had some major flaws. It failed to due poor sails, which I think were cause of bad advertising. This app is an example of that.

@o016945@kiteinthesky It just doesn't have the same charm as the old marketing games like Cool Spot had -- not that most of the marketing games released back then were any good. I liked Cool Spot. But Cool Spot seemed more like its own quirky little game than a 7up advertisement for all of the product placement they put in that thing. This... just reminds me of those spammy Flash ads you used to see on Newgrounds. It just doesn't sit well with me.

@Arkhalipso@unreal101@sundown19 There are yet some people who refuse to give in to the glorious magnificence that is Coca-Cola. Like the heathens yet to see the Light of Christ, Coca-Cola is yearning to offer salvation to everyone (un)willing. They tried to replace the traditional Christmas beverage in Sweden, julmust, but failed. Well, don't let that stop you Coca- Cola.